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Dallas Stars vs. San Jose SharksDec 18, 2025

Final· SAP Center at San Jose
away
DAL
5
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SJS
3
Goals123TShots123T
DAL2215DAL10101030
SJS0213SJS12141137
DAL 53SJS 70
DAL 2.63SJS 3.37
PP goals
DAL 1SJS 0
Hits
DAL 16SJS 30
Blocks
DAL 20SJS 11
PIM
DAL 6SJS 2
DAL 58%SJS 42%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Dallas Stars beat San Jose Sharks 5–3

Dallas Stars beat San Jose Sharks 5–3 at SJS. Wyatt Johnston (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL scored 5 goals on 2.64 expected goals (53 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Collin Graf had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:29.Graf
  2. Points
    Wyatt Johnston had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:43.Johnston
  3. Points
    Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:35.Hintz
  4. Points
    Esa Lindell had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:46.Lindell
  5. Points
    Macklin Celebrini had 2 assists (2 points) on 8 shots in 24:04.Celebrini
  6. Points
    Mikko Rantanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:43.Rantanen
  7. Luck
    DAL scored 5 goals on 2.64 expected goals (53 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  8. Goalie
    Jake Oettinger (DAL) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +12 against a season average of 25.4; the win.Oettinger

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, DAL at SJS: 123 attempts, 67 on goal, 8 goals, 6.00 expected goals; best chance Jamie Benn at 0.41 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← DAL attacks left (bottom on phones)SJS attacks right (top on phones) →
  • SJS
  • DAL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 123 of 123 attempts · SJS 70 · DAL 53

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, DAL at SJS: expected goals 3.37 to 2.63 (SJS led the chances), shot attempts 70 to 53, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdSJSDALHJMJGHGBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • SJS
  • DAL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
SJSDALcontrol2nd3rdHintz · 1st 12:25Johnston · 1st 17:38Mukhamadullin · 2nd 1:43Johnston · 2nd 8:40Graf · 2nd 16:44Hryckowian · 2nd 19:17Graf · 3rd 4:32Benn · 3rd 18:42
  • SJS pressure
  • DAL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: DAL 28% of the game, SJS 34%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, DAL at SJS: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Alex Nedeljkovic (58:04) for SJS and Jake Oettinger (60:00) for DAL, 8 goals.

SJS
DAL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

SJS skaters (rows) against DAL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the SJS side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, SJS rows versus DAL columns: 250 matchups; most common Orlov vs Lindell, 11:38 at 53% xGF.

SJS ↓ · DAL →JohnstonRantanenDucheneRobertsonHintzBennBourqueHryckowianSteelBäckFaksaBlackwellLindellHeiskanenHarleyLundkvistLyubushkinPetrovicL1 CelebriniL1 GrafL1 ChernyshovL2 WennbergL2 EklundL2 ToffoliL3 DellandreaL3 GaudetteL3 CardwellL4 OstapchukL4 GoodrowL4 ReavesD1 KlingbergD1 OrlovD2 LiljegrenD2 FerraroD3 IorioD3 Mukhamadullin
SJS xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatDALSJS
5956
2.482.89
2.452.77
1213
77
2823
+0.072−0.072
28%34%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Dallas Stars

Current DAL line combinations →

San Jose Sharks

Current SJS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 12:25
    DALRoope Hintz (Mikko Rantanen, Esa Lindell)wrist0.19 xG
    DAL: Duchene, Lindell, Rantanen, Hintz, HeiskanenSJS: Toffoli, Klingberg, Wennberg, Ferraro, Eklund
    DAL 1 – 0 SJS
  2. 17:38
    DALWyatt Johnston (Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell)wrist0.12 xG
    DAL: Duchene, Lindell, Rantanen, Heiskanen, JohnstonSJS: Orlov, Klingberg, Celebrini, Graf, Chernyshov
    DAL 2 – 0 SJS

2nd period

  1. 1:43
    SJSShakir Mukhamadullin (Ty Dellandrea)slap0.06 xG
    DAL: Petrovic, Steel, Lyubushkin, Bourque, HryckowianSJS: Gaudette, Dellandrea, Mukhamadullin, Cardwell, Iorio
    DAL 2 – 1 SJS
  2. 8:40
    DALWyatt JohnstonPP (Mikko Rantanen, Roope Hintz)wrist0.15 xG
    DAL: Rantanen, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen, JohnstonSJS: Ferraro, Liljegren, Dellandrea, Graf
    DAL 3 – 1 SJS
  3. 16:44
    SJSCollin Graf (Macklin Celebrini)wrist0.04 xG
    DAL: Blackwell, Steel, Lyubushkin, Harley, HryckowianSJS: Orlov, Liljegren, Celebrini, Graf, Chernyshov
    DAL 3 – 2 SJS
  4. 19:17
    DALJustin Hryckowianwrist0.06 xG
    DAL: Bäck, Lundkvist, Harley, Bourque, HryckowianSJS: Toffoli, Wennberg, Mukhamadullin, Eklund, Iorio
    DAL 4 – 2 SJS

3rd period

  1. 4:32
    SJSCollin Graf (Igor Chernyshov, Macklin Celebrini)wrist0.24 xG
    DAL: Blackwell, Faksa, Lindell, Steel, HeiskanenSJS: Orlov, Klingberg, Celebrini, Graf, Chernyshov
    DAL 4 – 3 SJS
  2. 18:42
    DALJamie BennENwrist0.41 xG
    DAL: Benn, Lindell, Hintz, Robertson, HeiskanenSJS: Toffoli, Klingberg, Wennberg, Eklund, Celebrini, Graf
    DAL 5 – 3 SJS

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Wyatt Johnston CL1202+140.3111018:43——4751
Mikko Rantanen RL1022+210.1010217:43——5264
Matt Duchene CL1000+200.2810016:02——5264
Jason Robertson LL2000+150.2621015:43——5236
Roope Hintz CL2112+230.3200014:35——5445
Jamie Benn LL2101+130.6510013:44——5036
Mavrik Bourque CL3000050.2400014:30——5463
Justin Hryckowian CL3101-110.0631014:07——6453
Sam Steel CL3000-300.0010411:09——5027
Oskar Bäck CL4000+110.0802015:34——4463
Radek Faksa CL4000-110.0700011:57——4221
Colin Blackwell CL4000-200.0001010:41——4412
Esa Lindell DD1022+210.0103025:46——5054
Miro Heiskanen DD1011+210.0703023:48——5654
Thomas Harley DD2000010.0300022:00——5539
Nils Lundkvist DD2000+130.0803017:54——5241
Ilya Lyubushkin DD3000-200.0035015:58——3724
Alexander Petrovic DD3000-100.0830014:06——5038
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Oettinger(start)W37343.9193.3760:00

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Macklin Celebrini CL1022080.6110024:04——6179
Collin Graf RL1202040.5800019:29——5276
Igor Chernyshov LL1011+130.6701018:39——5067
Alexander Wennberg CL2000-320.1401020:59——6752
William Eklund LL2000-360.4600020:31——6855
Tyler Toffoli CL2000-320.0520018:49——5431
Ty Dellandrea CL3011+100.0750013:31——2020
Adam Gaudette RL3000+110.0110012:46——3327
Ethan Cardwell RL3000+120.1530011:22——3731
Zack Ostapchuk CL4000000.002009:56——2933
Barclay Goodrow CL4000000.001108:52——2726
Ryan Reaves RL4000010.185007:36——4058
John Klingberg DD1000-230.2302026:54——4940
Dmitry Orlov DD1000+110.0032023:40——5763
Timothy Liljegren DD2000+110.0221020:46——5672
Mario Ferraro DD2000-120.1331017:31——4345
Vincent Iorio DD3000000.0010014:02——4656
Shakir Mukhamadullin DD3101010.0612211:53——2418
SJS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)L29254.8622.2358:04

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Roope Hintz (DAL) 1st 12:25 · assists Mikko Rantanen, Esa Lindell · Rebound · carried in · 21.8 mph shot · 7.8 s from entry to goal.

Roope Hintz · 1st 12:25 · DAL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
3
Shot
21.8 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
7.8 s
Type
rebound

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Wyatt Johnston · 2nd 8:40 · DAL PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
54.7 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
8.6 s

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Justin Hryckowian · 2nd 19:17 · DAL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
61.1 mph
Distance
33 ft
Entry to goal
5.4 s
Type
rebound

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Collin Graf · 3rd 4:32 · SJS

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
20.6 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
3.2 s

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